v0.6.0-rc2

Changes since v0.6.0-rc1

• Nested formatting is now supported by Telegram, so the bridge also supports it.
• Strikethrough and underline are now bridged into native Telegram formatting rather than unicode hacks.
• Fixed displayname not updating for users who the bridge only saw via a logged in user who had the problematic user in their contacts.
• Fixed handling unsupported media.
• Added handling for FileIdInvalidError in file transfers that could disrupt syncs.

Changes since v0.5.2

Added

• Native Matrix edit support and new fallback format.
• Config options for retry_delay and other TelegramClient constructor fields.
• Config option for maximum document size to let through the bridge (#335).
• External URL field for chat and private channel messages (#308).
• Telegram user info (puppet displayname & avatar) is now updated every time the user sends a message.
• Command to change Telegram displayname (#249).
• Possibility to override config fields with environment variables (thanks to @pacien in #332).
• Nested formatting is now supported by Telegram, so the bridge also supports it.

Improved

• Simplified bridged poll message.
• Telegram user info updates are now accepted from any logged in user as long as the logged in user doesn't see a phone number for the Telegram user.
• Some image errors are now handled by resending the image as a document (#324).
• Made getting started more user-friendly (#327).
• Strikethrough and underline are now bridged into native Telegram formatting rather than unicode hacks.
• Updated to Telethon 1.9.
• Updated docker image to Alpine 3.10.

Fixed

• Portal peer type not being saved in database after Telegram chat upgrade (#304).
• Newlines in unformatted messages not being bridged when using relaybot (#306).
• Mime type info field for stickers converted to PNG (#307).
• Content after newlines being stripped in messages sent by some clients (#309).
• Potential NoneType is not iterable exception when logging out (thanks to @turt2live in #315).
• Handling of Matrix messages where m.relates_to is null (#317).
• Internal server error when logging in with an account on another DC (#314).
• Spaces between command and arguments are now trimmed (#322).
• Changed migrations to use batch_alter_table for adding columns to have less warnings with SQLite.
• Error when pinging without being logged in.
• Terminating sessions with negative hashes.
• State cache not being updated when sending events, causing invalid cache if the server doesn't echo the sent events (#278).